A scholarship, valued at $20,000 will be provided annually to a full-time graduate student with a valid Canadian study permit enrolled in the Masters or Doctoral program in the Faculty of Engineering on the basis of academic excellence (minimum 80%). Preference will be given to students who either completed their undergraduate degree at Thapar University in Punjab or graduated from an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and who have been living in India. This scholarship is made possible by a donation from Professor Hira Ahuja. Students must be full-time graduate student with a valid Canadian study permit enrolled in the Masters or Doctoral program in the Faculty of Engineering on the basis of academic excellence (minimum 80%). Preference will be given to students who either completed their undergraduate degree at Thapar University in Punjab or graduated from an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and who have been living in India.